That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools.
The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any piece of information anywhere should have an identifier, which will allow you to get hold of it.
The Web as we've known it for a long time has been pages linking and pointing to other pages.
The Web belongs to everyone.
The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through sharing information.
The serendipitous nature of hypertext links is just brilliant for a curious mind. I love it.
The promise of the early web was that everyone could have a website but there was something missing. Maybe the technology wasn't ready.
The web's strength lies precisely in its unique position as the world's first universal platform.
We mustn't forget we chose the name 'WWW' before there was even one line of code written. We could do that because the Internet as an infrastructure was already there.
When you're dealing with digital goods, you don't have to be tied to one URL.